Quick Vermont Snow Update: Little Change In Forecast, Mountains Rejoice, Wind, Blowing Snow Everywhere

National Weather Service snow total forecast for this
storm issued this afternoon, is almost identical to the
one issued early this morning. The expected chain of 
events now through Friday is little changed, too.

 Our Alberta clipper storm is here in Vermont as of early this evening, with occasional light snow overspreading the entire region. So here's a brief Wednesday evening update. 

Roads aren't terrible, but there are slick spots, so you'll want to take it easy if out on the highways tonight. That state of affairs will continue all night into early tomorrow morning.

 Snow will keep falling on and off, with not much in the Champlain Valley and probably a plowable snow elsewhere.

We're still on track for snow showers, some locally heavy on Thursday. At this point, I think the afternoon and early evening might end up being the trickiest part.

Temperatures seem like they will rise slightly above freezing in many of the warmer valleys in the late morning and early afternoon. By afternoon and evening, temperatures will fall below freezing as colder air rushes in. Snow showers will continue, and some of them will continue to have some oomph. Winds will strengthen from the northwest. They'll eventually gust to 40 mph.

The combination will freeze roads pretty fast, and the added snow and blowing snow will turn what had been wet main roads in many places to icy, snowy, slow nightmares. Tonight's commute, and tomorrow morning's commute will have their issues. But chances are the worst conditions will be reserved for those of you on the way home late tomorrow afternoon and evening. 

Consider working remotely from home if you can tomorrow.

Total snowfall forecasts have not changed. Most of Vermont gets three to eight inches by Friday morning, with something closer to one to four inches in the Champlain Valley. The Green Mountains get six inches to locally a foot or more especially in the far southern and northern Green Mountains.

Expect a cold, blustery day Friday with pretty low wind chill factors. It will at least feel like the coldest day so far this winter. 

We're still expecting another warmup starting Sunday and continuing into midweek.